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Tablecloth keeps kids entertained
4:02PM | Thursday, 26 April 2012 | Michelle HammondAnyone who has children knows they love to draw – on everything. With that in mind, a tablecloth has been designed that allows children to draw on it to their hearts content.
Planning | Business ideasGST plan a small victory for retailers amid gloomy forecast
4:21PM | Tuesday, 24 April 2012 | Michelle HammondOnline customers of overseas retailers would have to pay GST under preliminary options handed to the Federal Government today, while new research suggests Australian retailers’ woes are far from over.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Cashflow | TaxEconomists confident of rate cut amid weak inflation data
4:06PM | Tuesday, 24 April 2012 | Michelle HammondAn interest rate cut looks all but certain following a weak inflation reading, with economists expecting the Reserve Bank to ease rates by 25 basis points when it meets next week.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | CashflowPrinter creates 3D chocolates
4:44PM | Tuesday, 24 April 2012 | Michelle HammondA chocolate printer that allows sweets lovers to create custom-made 3D treats is to go on sale for $3,850.
| Planning | Business ideasStart-ups warned about borrowing from friends and family
4:29PM | Monday, 23 April 2012 | Michelle HammondStart-ups are being encouraged to think twice before borrowing money from loved ones, with a new report revealing 20% of Australians have lost friends over borrowed money.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | Venture Capital | CashflowStart-up CEOs should pay themselves less than $150,000, PayPal founder says
4:09PM | Monday, 23 April 2012 | Michelle HammondStart-up chief executives shouldn’t pay themselves more than $150,000, according to tech veteran Peter Thiel, prompting local businesses to highlight the benefits of being frugal.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | CashflowApple-inspired perfume hits the right note
4:11PM | Monday, 23 April 2012 | Michelle HammondPerfume is going high-tech, with a new fragrance that claims to smell like a new Apple laptop.
| Planning | Business ideas | Business planningRetail start-ups urged to think global
4:00AM | Monday, 23 April 2012 | Michelle HammondStart-ups can respond to the arrival of foreign retail giants by taking more of a global approach to their own operations, an industry expert says, in light of a new survey by CB Richard Ellis.
| Planning | Business planning | Marketing | Sales and marketing | SalesIt's the everyday decisions that will sink you, start-ups warned
4:34PM | Friday, 20 April 2012 | Michelle HammondThe most common decisions are the ones that sink the majority of start-ups, according to a US academic, with local industry figures saying the situation is similar in Australia.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth StrategyEight Australian sites nominated for 2012 Webby Awards
4:06PM | Friday, 20 April 2012 | Michelle HammondEight Australian websites have been nominated for the 16th annual Webby Awards, including Freelancer.com, Fervr.net and StreetAdvisor.com.
| Business planning | Growth | Technology | Websites | How I did itRovio turns Angry Birds into TV series
4:03PM | Friday, 20 April 2012 | Michelle HammondFeathers will fly on the box with mobile game Angry Birds being made into a TV show.
| Planning | Business ideasSocial and mobile start-ups need “fresh paradigm”: Expert
4:00AM | Friday, 20 April 2012 | Michelle HammondTechnology start-ups need to tap into a “fresh paradigm”, according to a tech expert, who claims the current obsession with social and mobile offerings has almost run its course.
| Business planning | Growth | TechnologySmall business sales up but economic growth still patchy
4:01PM | Thursday, 19 April 2012 | Michelle HammondSmall business sales increased by 2.5% year-on-year in March, according to ANZ’s latest Small Business Sales Trends report, but other research shows economic activity remains below trend.
| Planning | Business planning | Financing a business | CashflowCanada launches new visa program for entrepreneurs
4:23PM | Thursday, 19 April 2012 | Michelle HammondAustralian entrepreneurs are among those being targeted by Canada, after the country announced its plan to develop a new immigrant start-up visa program.
| Planning | Business planning | Growth | Growth StrategyAdjustable high heel takes the pain out of fashion
4:27PM | Thursday, 19 April 2012 | Michelle HammondAn adjustable high heel that tells you when your feet need a break has been created by students, answering women’s prayers everywhere.
| Planning | Business ideasThree top lean start-up tips for the gaming industry
4:00AM | Thursday, 19 April 2012 | Michelle HammondA gaming industry expert has applied Erie Ries’ lean start-up model to game development, offering tips on how developers can use the model to reduce their expenses.
| Planning | Business planning | TechnologyTwitter’s Innovator's Patent Agreement prompts IP warning
4:28PM | Wednesday, 18 April 2012 | Michelle HammondA legal expert is urging start-ups to implement policies regarding intellectual property created by their staff, after Twitter announced the introduction of an Innovator's Patent Agreement.
| Planning | Business planning | Legal matters | Leadership | Intellectual propertySmall businesses lack planning and HR skills, Enterprise Connect chief claims
4:04PM | Wednesday, 18 April 2012 | Michelle HammondSmall businesses excel in their innovative thinking but fall down in areas such as planning, the head of Enterprise Connect claims, suggesting start-ups need to strike a better balance between management and creativity.
| Planning | Business planning | GrowthWarm On bath pebbles an ultra-hot idea
4:38PM | Wednesday, 18 April 2012 | Michelle HammondFor those people who love to lie back in a hot bubble bath and let the water soak up their stress, there is a device that aims to ensure their experience is as enjoyable as possible.
| Planning | Business ideasBusinesses struggle to operate amid skills shortage: Report
4:00AM | Wednesday, 18 April 2012 | Michelle HammondBusinesses are continuing to feel the pinch of the skills shortage, with a survey revealing two in five Australian businesses are struggling to recruit despite a major drop in job vacancies.
| Planning | Business planning | Leadership | How to hire staff